INTERVIEW WITH THOMAS LANDSBURG    
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We  met  Thomas  Landsburg  at the 
RSI-Spectral-AFL  Party  in Luxem- 
bourg.  If  you  don't know Tom L. 
then  shame on you! He was the guy 
that  programmed  the  first  real 
Vector  Bobs,  and  he  called his 
demo  also Vector Bobs. Then after 
him   everybody  else  started  to 
improve   upon  his  idea.  Anyway 
Thomas  Landsburg  has been inter- 
viewed  for  you  by  Majestic  of 
Brainstorm.                        
Ok, let's go!                      
When did you start coding?         
                                   
 In  about  1984.  I  started on a 
 ZX81,  then I went to C64 and now 
 on Amiga.                         
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Where do you currently live?       
                                   
 I live in Paris, France.          
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Which group did you belong to?     
                                   
 I  belonged  to  no  group. I re- 
 leased  a  demo  for Threat, just 
 for fun.                          
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Do  you  still  go to school or as 
what do you work.                  
                                   
 I  work  for  a Telecommunication 
 company.   I  develop  there  the 
 software they use.                
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What  do  you like better demos or 
games?                             
                                   
 I  prefer  demos. But I also like 
 good games, but there aren't many 
 good games on the Amiga.          
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Why don't you code a game?         
                                   
 Two  reasons  in  comparison to a 
 demo.  A  game is longer and more 
 boring  to  code than a demo. You 
 may  earn  some money by coding a 
 game, but it isn't enough for the 
 time you invest.                  
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Name  us,  in  your  opinion, some 
Amiga legends.                     
                                   
 Wild Copper, Red Sector, and DOC. 
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What do you think about the future 
of the Amiga?                      
                                   
 Game selling will decrease due to 
 the pirating. I think if you like 
 to  play  a  game then you should 
 support  it  by buying that game. 
 Otherwise  the game industry will 
 stop  producing good games on the 
 Amiga.                            
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Do you have a modem?               
                                   
 Nope,  it costs to much, you know 
 the  phone-bill! I already have a 
 Minitel  that's enough for me. My 
 phone   bill   is   already  high 
 enough.                           
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Your  opinion  about  the demos of 
today?                             
                                   
 I think it is bad that 80% of the 
 demos  are  copies  of others. My 
 goal  is not to make a fast code, 
 I prefer originality.             
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Your opinion about trainers.       
                                   
 Sometimes I like trainers because 
 I  can  see  then all the levels. 
 But  on  the  other hand it some- 
 times   takes   the  fun  out  of 
 certain games.                    
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Are you working on a new demo?     
                                   
 I  have  many  projects,  but not 
 enough time.                      
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Ok, we must come to an end because 
the  demo  competition  will  soon 
start,  have  you  any last words? 
                                   
 I  think selling illegal software 
 is bad!                           
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Thanks  a  lot  Thomas.  I am sure 
that  you  are  one  of only a few 
living legends on the Amiga.       
                     Majestic/BRS